St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-16
ECCENTRIC AT LEAST.
Yesterdays Continuation of the Inquiry
as Regards the Alleged Insanity
of Mrs. Emmons.
The Defendant, While Testifying in Her
Own Behalf, Keeps the Court
in Laughter.
Gallant Capture of a Stone Image by
Vessel of Our InvincibIe
Navy.
The Latest Pacific Railway Exposure
Lamar and His Bride at
the Capital.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The investiga-
ton as to the mental condition of Mrs. En-
mons was continued to-day in the old cir
cult court room, which was crowded to the
point of discomfort. the ladies, as usual of
late, composing the larger part of the audi
ence. Mrs. Emmons
RESUMED HER STORY.
She said that when she gave up her bath
room TO the servants, her husband threatened
TO put her into lundtic asylum. This fright
ened her, for she saw by his manner that he
meant what he said. When her husband
went away that morning she sent at once for
James Lowndes, lawyer. she told him of
the circumstances relating to her husbands
correspondence with the Philadelphia woman,
and then placed the papers in his hands Il
told him" said the witness, THAT if | were
mad or dead or put in a lunatic asylum that
he would have TO Vindcate me before the
world, and put out those letters to show why
l was confined.'' When her husband came
home she told him what she had done. He
did not say anything. but pulled his mustache
vigorously. great laughter Subsequently
her husband told her he wanted her to use
those letters to
GET a DIVORCE.
She told him she would do nothing as long
as his mother lived to give her sorrow. He
then ordered her TO get divorce and she
the house on Vermont avenue, which was al
ready as much hers as his and promised her
a number of things, which were already hers.
ION one OCCASION" continued the witness,
"Dr. Sims called upon me, bringing that man
DIR. Kempster-confound him-I-L-wel,
wont say it, but il is through him that Mr.
Emmons has got into this mess. Either that
or Mr.. EmmOns is insane hiu Sc T." This WAS
too much for the gravity OF the audience. and
another laugh broke out. about the broken
l.,
had 1T for long time, and was very sorry
when it was broken, for l used to put it out
of the window to see how cold it was and thus
CATCH GEN. HAZEN."
Great laughter greeted this sally, the mar
shall laughing so hard that he could not rap
for order for some time. Speaking of the
Christ child incident she said the little col
Ored boy Arnold came to where she was Sit
ting and asked when she was going to light
the tree. She took the child upon her lap
and then 'thiS kempster" began asking her
foolish questions. She told him about the
Christmas tree and the German fable about
the Christ child. He said, ''how can you en-
dure o be fond of n little nigger:" 1 replied.
this child saves me much This is my little
Christ child. 1t saves me much" Then
commenced to
BLUFF The STUPID MAN.
He hadn't wit enough to understand. He
did not even ask me what l meant. He just
took it all in" She continued: That child
did save much. and / knew it when | said it,
Because, il l wanted anything he would trot
down stairs and tell his mother He saved
me in labor; saved ME in work. | said it
was my Christ child, for got the Christmas
tree upon his account, or made him an
excuse Tor having the tree" Here Mrs
Emnons looked straight at Mr.. Garnett and
asked: "Does the black rub off from
clean negro chld?" Then she went on:
'You said yes by nodding your head. Does
7 IL 7 ilyaf TO
when people are dead and have laid Off their
skins whether it makes any difference to God
whether their skins are black or whiteY'
''Go ahead.'' said Mr.. Garnett, impatiently.
'That's a question:" said Mrs. Emmons,
t'that ought to be answered by u Bostonian."
The witness said that MIR. Emmons
had come to her house after the legal
separation" as she supposed 1t was.
He used to come to the basement door,
and she told him that if he came there he
must come in the front door like others and
send her card. He did not stay all night
because she would not let him. He came
there and remained late. When she spoke to
him he said: sit is late now and do not
want to be seen going out" II said he
couldn't stay; 1t
WOULDN'T BE THE PROPER THING.
He said he couldn't 20. 1 said, Very well.
and l called up the servants. He said to
them, Don't let her go out l suppose [
was insane then. Which was the most in
sane, /, who was in my own house, or be,who
pushed his way i'll there? l took the key
from him and unlocked the door"
''Did he go?' asked Mr.. Garnett.
''Yes, he went" said she with laugh.
Mrs. EmmonS then sarcastically described
her husbands solicitude about her trip to
Bloomngdale, and concluded by declaring
she was repeatedly drugged with whisky, so
that it was comparatively easy to get her into
Bloomngdale asylum. Her touching descrip-
tions Of her struggles and protests against
the audience.